News & Media
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Students across the Danube Basin help screen for 447 pesticides in JDS5
130 high school students from ten countries have contributed to the fifth Joint Danube Survey (JDS5), the world's largest surface water monitoring effort, collecting water samples along the Danube and its tributaries that were then screened for 447 pesticides in a European Commission laboratory. For the first time, citizen science forms an integral part of the Joint Danube Survey.
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2nd MRC Summit and International Conference: Spotlights on water, energy and food security
Ho Chi Minh City, 7 April 2014. The Second Mekong River Commission Summit and International Conference has convened in Ho Chi Minh City last week. Highlights of the conference included current trends in trans-boundary water management related to water, energy and food security – including climate change.
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Press Release 2009-01-27 (slovak) (126.46 KB)
Slovensko preberá predsedníctvo v Medzinárodnej komisii pre ochranu Dunaja (ICPDR) -
Press Release 2009-01-27 (english) (103.78 KB)
Slovakia Takes over Presidency of International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) -
Slovakia Takes over Presidency of ICPDR
Vienna, 27 January 2009. Slovakia takes over the Presidency of the ICPDR for the year 2009 at a ceremony held today. Olga Srsnova, General Director of the Division of Waters and Energy Sources at the Slovak Ministry of Environment will serve as President and guide the activities of the ICPDR. “During my presidency, I am committed to promoting development that meets the needs of both the people and the environment”, said Ms. Srsnova.
